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Chiasmus   Listen
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Chiasmus  n.  (Rhet.) An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence; thus, "If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die."






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